I use it most often as a quick salad or pilaf. Cook quinoa (often in vegetable broth), toss it with raw/cold stuff (carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, beans/garbanzos, cheese, olives . . .), add some lemon juice, herbs & olive oil = salad. If I saute onions, celery, and whatever else I grab, and toss it with the hot quinoa = pilaf. Great quick meal that also uses up odds & ends of ingredients